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Common Core State Standards

About CCSS
CCSS or The Common Core State Standards are educational standards that help teachers ensure that all students, no matter where they live within the United States, have equal access to the skills and knowledge needed to prepare for success in postsecondary education.

CCSS does NOT tell teachers HOW to teach and are not meant as a means to "nationalize" education. Each state is responsible, ultimately for setting its standards, in-state and for its implementation.

CCSS in Florida
CCSS was adopted in the state of Florida in July, 2010. Florida educators may access this information at Florida Department of Education site.
* Cognitive Complexity Levels of FCAT 2.0 Reading Items

Students...
1. Preview the text. [Sample Text:: The Wreck of the E.S. Newman]
2. Preview the questions. [Sample Text:: The Wreck of the E.S. Newman]
3. Use before, during and after reading comprehension strategies.
4. Answer ALL the questions. There IS a penalty for unanswered questions.

Students...
1. Skim the passage. First noting proper nouns, lists, italicized words, numbers, unusual punctuation, charts, graphs, maps and other text features such as illustrations.
2. Preview the questions BEFORE reading the text.
3. Use the critical reading process of elimination (POE) strategy to answer ALL the multiple-choice questions. (There IS a penalty for unanswered questions.)
4. Work to mastery* &70% or higher)

If a student did not receive a minimum score of 70% on any given passage, students were given a "Second Chance."

If after the second try, students still failed to meet the minimum score, they were given a third and final opportunity to improve their score.

Rigorous/intensive intervention is assigned to students who failed to reach the mark after the third attempt.

Note: Retakers are encouraged to take the ACT as this is their BEST chance to qualify for graduation & college.

I recommend that students utilize Brightstorm.com for FREE homework help in Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, Precalculus & Calculus as well as Biology, Chemistry & Physics) to maintain their 2.0 or above GPA while participating in the reading intervention program.

II. Intense Intervention:Groundwork for College Readiness -Groundwork for College Reading, 4/e-Groundwork for College Reading with Phonics, 4/e-Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills, 4/e-Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills, 5/e-Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills, 5/e-Ten Steps to Advanced Reading

Grammar and UsageEnglish Essentials

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